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Santos JR, Gomes MM, Mulieri PR, Mello-Patiu CA. Description of three new species of Dexosarcophaga (Diptera, Sarcophagidae) from Brazil with new information on synonyms and filling gaps in species distribution. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2023:7137410. [PMID: 37096320 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjad029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Three new species of DexosarcophagaTownsend, 1917 are described based on male specimens collected in Brazil, Dexosarcophaga sinoisp. nov., Dexosarcophaga autisferasp. nov., and Dexosarcophaga clavissp. nov. Male morphology is represented by photographs and detailed illustrations of terminalia. Dexosarcophaga carvalhoi (Lopes, 1980), Dexosarcophaga globulosaLopes, 1946, Dexosarcophaga limitata (Lopes, 1975), Dexosarcophaga paulistana (Lopes, 1982b), and Dexosarcophaga petraSantos, Pape and Mello-Patiu 2022 are recorded for the first time in Argentina. Also, Dexosarcophaga lenkoiLopes, 1968, Dexosarcophaga montana (Lopes, 1975), and Dexosarcophaga transitaTownsend, 1917 have their distribution expanded with new records. Dexosarcophaga transita is considered a senior synonym of Dexosarcophaga chaetosaBlanchard, 1939syn. nov., Dexosarcophaga itaquaDodge, 1966syn. nov., and Dexosarcophaga lopesiDodge, 1968syn. nov. With the addition of the new species and the new synonymies proposed, Dexosarcophaga now contains 58 species, of which 10 are recorded in Argentina and 35 in Brazil.
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- Josenilson R Santos
- Departamento de Entomologia, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista, 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Entomologia, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista, 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "'Bernardino Rivadavia", Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Av. Angel Gallardo 470, C1405DJR, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Entomologia, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista, 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Bertucci SE, Dufek MI, Patitucci LD. Sarcosaprophagous Muscid Fly (Diptera: Muscidae) Assemblages Along an Anthropized Gradient in the Humid Chaco Ecoregion, Chaco Province, Argentina. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2023; 60:316-325. [PMID: 36744968 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjad002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Deforestation, agriculture, farmyard animal husbandry, and urbanization are known to be the main causes of biodiversity loss and habitat fragmentation. The present study evaluated the role of anthropization in modulating Muscidae (Diptera) assemblages in the Humid Chaco ecoregion of Argentina, by testing the biotic homogenization and intermediate disturbance hypotheses. The study focused on natural, rural, and urban habitats in San Lorenzo Department, Chaco Province, where sarcosaprophagous muscid flies were surveyed. A total of 1,343 muscid flies were captured and identified to 7 genera and 24 species and morphospecies. We observed the effect of anthropization on the structuring of the assemblages and the presence of exotic species associated with human activity resulting from biotic homogenization. The highest abundance was recorded in the urban habitat, while the highest species richness and diversity (Shannon-Wienner and Hill's numbers) were found in the rural habitat, supporting the intermediate disturbance hypothesis. Several species are classified as indicators of habitat as well as according to their index of synanthropy. Our results provide valuable information about the use of sarcosaprophagous muscids as indicators of disturbance of natural habitats and about possible health risks related to this family of Calyptratae flies previously unsurveyed in northeastern Argentina. This information could be used in the ecological, agronomy, sanitary, and forensic fields.
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- Sabrina Eliana Bertucci
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Centro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral (CECOAL-CONICET-UNNE), Provincial Route N°5 KM 2.5, Corrientes, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Centro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral (CECOAL-CONICET-UNNE), Provincial Route N°5 KM 2.5, Corrientes, Argentina
- Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura, Biología de los Artrópodos, Libertad Street 5470, Corrientes, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" (MACN), Angel Gallardo Street 470, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Menezes MA, Santos CLC, Mello-Patiu CA. Sarcosaprophagous flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) are less diverse in Amazon Forest than mangroves in Northeast Brazil: preliminary insights about environmental heterogeneity. J NAT HIST 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2022.2130835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Marco Antônio Menezes
- Departamento de Entomologia, Museu Nacional, Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, CEP 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Coordenação do Curso de Ciências Naturais/Biologia, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Imperatriz, Brazil
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- Departamento de Entomologia, Museu Nacional, Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, CEP 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Madeira-Ott T, Souza CM, Bunde PRS, Ries ACR, Blochtein B, Thyssen PJ. Forensically Relevant Flesh Flies (Diptera, Sarcophagidae, Sarcophaginae) of Southern Brazil. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2022; 59:488-507. [PMID: 34999828 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjab210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Flesh flies comprise a large fly family distributed worldwide that has great importance for forensic entomology. A robust and updated checklist of Sarcophaginae flies recorded in Southern Brazil is presented, based on material collected in the Rio Grande do Sul state and on a literature review. The forensic importance (high, moderate, or none) of the recorded flesh flies for estimating the postmortem interval (PMI) or inferring cases of neglect was determined based on their ecological habits. A total of 2,831 specimens representing 38 taxa were collected from three studies. Oxysarcodexia was the most abundant and species-rich genus in all three studies. Dexosarcophaga carvalhoi (Lopes) was registered for the first time in Southern Brazil. The checklist for Southern Brazil comprises 91 species distributed in 19 genera, with Oxysarcodexia, Peckia, and Lepidodexia representing the richest genera. Considering the importance of species for PMI estimation, 10, 42, and 39 species were classified as having high, moderate, or no forensic relevance, respectively. Moreover, five myiasis-causing sarcophagine flies recorded in Southern Brazil were considered to have the potential to reveal cases of neglect or mistreatment. This study revealed that Microcerella halli (Engel) and Peckia (Euboettcheria) australis (Townsend) are the most important species for PMI estimation in Southern Brazil, as they are often found breeding in corpses in this region.
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- Tais Madeira-Ott
- Laboratory of Integrative Entomology, Department of Animal Biology, University of Campinas, UNICAMP, PC 13083-862, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Faculty of Human Talents, FACTHUS, Campus I, Ecossistema UniBrasília, PC 38040-240, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Federal University of Pelotas, UFPel, PC 96010-900, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- School of Health and Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, PUCRS, PC 90619-900, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- School of Health and Life Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, PUCRS, PC 90619-900, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Integrative Entomology, Department of Animal Biology, University of Campinas, UNICAMP, PC 13083-862, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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Mulieri PR, Dufek MI, Dos Santos JR, Torres-Domínguez DM, Patitucci LD. Effect of Vegetation Types on Sarcophagidae (Diptera) in Ciervo de los Pantanos National Park, a Natural Remnant in a Highly Endangered Landscape. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2022; 59:537-544. [PMID: 34850031 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjab191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Species diversity can be affected by the structure of vegetation, which may vary in height, density, and distribution of trees, shrubs, and other plant types, configuring different types of habitats. In this study, we evaluated the diversity of sarcosaprophagous Sarcophagidae communities inhabiting the remnant representative habitats protected in Ciervo de los Pantanos National Park: grasslands, forests, and wetlands. We hypothesized that the abundance and diversity of flesh flies would be higher in the grasslands and wetlands than in the forest patches. Samplings were carried out in each habitat type using baited traps during the four seasons in 2015, 2016, and 2019. We collected 585 sarcophagid flies of 17 species. Fifteen species were recorded in grasslands, twelve in the wetlands, and seven in the forests, Tricharaea (Sarcophagula) occidua (Fabricius) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) being the most abundant (58.3% of the total sample). As expected, the highest abundance was recorded in grasslands whereas the lowest was found in forests. In addition, flesh fly abundance was affected by season. Sarcophagid assemblages differed between habitats and the overall dissimilarity was mainly explained by nestedness. This study provides important information about sarcosaprophagous sarcophagid flies in a little-studied protected natural area in Argentina, which is fundamental for their conservation and useful in forensic investigations.
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- Pablo R Mulieri
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), División Entomología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" (MACN), Angel Gallardo Street 470, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura (UNNE-FaCENA), Biología de los Artrópodos, Libertad Street 5470, Corrientes, Argentina
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- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Museu Nacional (MNRJ), Departamento de Entomologia, Laboratório de Diptera Neotropicais, Quinta da Boa Vista, 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), División Entomología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" (MACN), Angel Gallardo Street 470, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), División Entomología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" (MACN), Angel Gallardo Street 470, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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de Sousa JRP, Mendes TP, da Silva Carvalho-Filho F, Juen L, Esposito MC. Diversity of Necrophagous Flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae, Mesembrinellidae, and Sarcophagidae) in Anthropogenic and Preserved Environments of Five Different Phytophysiognomies in Northeastern Brazil. NEOTROPICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2021; 50:537-550. [PMID: 33914274 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-021-00868-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The present study investigated the potential association between the richness and abundance of species of the dipteran families Calliphoridae, Mesembrinellidae, and Sarcophagidae in anthropogenic and preserved environments of five phytophysiognomies (Cerrado, Amazon forest, Palm forest, marshland, and mangrove) that occur throughout the state of Maranhão, in northeastern Brazil. We sampled 90 sites (45 preserved and 45 anthropogenic areas) where we collected 26,036 specimens: 15,023 calliphorids (11 species), 231 mesembrinellids (one species), and 10,772 sarcophagids (52 species). Four environmental factors, canopy openness, temperature, leaf litter depth, and vegetation height, contributed most to the separation of preserved and anthropogenic sites in all five phytophysiognomies. Leaf litter depth was positively associated with the species richness of the calliphorids and mesembrinellids (C+ M group), while tree/shrub density, vegetation height, and temperature were associated negatively with the richness of the sarcophagids. Tree/shrub density and vegetation height were also associated negatively with abundance in both C+M and sarcophagid species. Overall, then, the structural characteristics of the environment affected the species richness and abundance, and deforestation may favor certain synanthropic species, leading to a decrease in the richness and abundance of the species that are adapted to preserved environments.
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- José Roberto Pereira de Sousa
- Univ Estadual do Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agricultura e Ambiente, Univ Estadual do Maranhão, Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil
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- Univ Estadual do Maranhão, São Luís, MA, Brazil.
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agricultura e Ambiente, Univ Estadual do Maranhão, Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Univ Federal do Pará, Belém, PA, Brazil
- Depto de Zoologia,Coordenação de Zoologia - Entomologia, Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Belém, PA, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Univ Federal do Pará, Belém, PA, Brazil
- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Univ Federal do Pará, Belém, PA, Brazil
- Dept of Biology, Univ of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Univ Federal do Pará, Belém, PA, Brazil
- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Univ Federal do Pará, Belém, PA, Brazil
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Jales JT, Barbosa TM, de Medeiros JR, de Lima LAS, de Lima KMG, Gama RA. Infrared spectroscopy and forensic entomology: Can this union work? A literature review. J Forensic Sci 2021; 66:2080-2091. [PMID: 34291458 DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.14800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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For more than two decades, infrared spectroscopy techniques combined with multivariate analysis have been efficiently applied in several entomological fields, such as Taxonomy and Toxicology. However, little is known about its use and applicability in Forensic entomology (FE) field, with vibrational techniques such as Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and Medium-infrared spectroscopy (MIRS) underutilized in forensic sciences. Thus, this work describes the potential of NIRS, MIRS, and other spectroscopic methodologies, for entomological analysis in FE, as well as discusses its future uses for criminal or civil investigations. After a thorough research on scientific journals database, a total of 33 publications were found in scientific journals, with direct or indirect application to FE, including experimental applications of NIRS and MIRS in taxonomic discrimination of species, larval age prediction, detection of toxic substances in insects from environments or crime scenes, and detection of internal or external infestations by live or dead insects in stored products. Besides, NIRS and MIRS combined with multivariate analysis were efficient, inexpensive, fast, and non-destructive analytical tools. However, more than 51% of the spectroscopic publications are concentrated in the stored products field, and so we discuss the need for expansion and more direct application in other FE areas. We hope the number of articles continues to increase, and as NIRS and MIRS technology progress, they advance in forensic research and routine use.
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- Jessica T Jales
- Laboratory of Insect and Vectors, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.,Biochemistry and Molecular Biology post-graduation program, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Insect and Vectors, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.,Parasitic biology post-graduation program, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Insect and Vectors, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.,Parasitic biology post-graduation program, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biological Chemistry and Chemometric, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biological Chemistry and Chemometric, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Insect and Vectors, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.,Parasitic biology post-graduation program, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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Souza CM, Madeira-Ott T, Masiero FS, Bunde PRS, Ribeiro GA, Thyssen PJ. Synanthropy of Sarcophaginae (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) From Southern Brazil and Its Sanitary Implications. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2021; 58:913-920. [PMID: 33145599 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjaa243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Although different feeding habits have been reported for Sarcophaginae (Diptera, Sarcophagidae), most species are associated with decomposing organic matter such as feces and decaying corpses. This study provides the synanthropy index for males of species of Sarcophaginae collected during a 12-mo period in three different environments (urban, rural, and wild) of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in Southern Brazil, linking this parameter with the sanitary issue. This article also investigated the presence of pathogenic bacteria on the external surface of Oxysarcodexia paulistanensis (Mattos), the most abundant species collected using a sanitized entomological net. Almost all the species collected most abundantly, including O. paulistanensis (n = 241), Ravinia advena (Walker) (n = 87), and O. thornax (Walker) (n = 58), were classified as synanthropic; O. thornax was the species with the highest synanthropy index (+80.3). Escherichia coli (Escherich), Shigella spp. (Enterobacteriaceae), and Staphylococcus aureus (Rosenbach) (Staphylococcaceae) were isolated and identified from the external surface of O. paulistanensis. The isolation and identification of pathogenic bacteria, and their synanthropic behavior, adds weight to potential role of some flesh flies, as O. paulistanensis, in a sanitary context.
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- Carina M Souza
- Faculty of Human Talents, FACTHUS, Campus I, PC, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Integrative Entomology, Department of Animal Biology, University of Campinas, UNICAMP, PC, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Federal University of Pelotas, UFPel, PC, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Federal University of Pelotas, UFPel, PC, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Federal University of Pelotas, UFPel, PC, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Integrative Entomology, Department of Animal Biology, University of Campinas, UNICAMP, PC, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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Dufek MI, Damborsky MP, Mulieri PR. Seasonal Fluctuations in Sarcophagidae (Diptera: Calyptratae) Assemblages in the Humid Chaco Ecoregion, Argentina. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2021; 58:320-332. [PMID: 32696971 DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjaa146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The seasonal fluctuations of flesh fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) assemblages were investigated from March 2015 to February 2016 in five habitat types in the Humid Chaco ecoregion, Chaco Province, Argentina. Three of the habitats were anthropized: an urban area, a cattle farm, and an alfalfa crop; and two were natural: a savanna and a forest. Flesh flies were collected monthly at 25 sampling points, five per habitat. In total, 5,790 male specimens comprising 55 species distributed in 15 genera were collected. The assemblage composition of flesh flies in each habitat and season was analyzed in terms of abundance, species richness, and diversity. In addition, the correlation between these community parameters and climatic factors (precipitation 7 and 14 d before samplings, temperature, and relative humidity) were evaluated in each habitat. The highest abundance and species richness of Sarcophagidae were registered in May (autumn) and June (winter), respectively. The lowest diversity values were observed between August and September (end of winter and early spring) in all habitats. However, flesh flies were present and well represented (in terms of species richness) throughout the year in all habitat types. Fluctuations in the abundance of the most abundant species collected were analyzed. The climatic factors were correlated with diversity and species richness in the urban, cattle farm, and savanna habitats. This study revealed that flesh fly assemblages differed temporally between different types of habitats in accordance with climatic factors and microclimate conditions.
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- Matias I Dufek
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Corrientes, Argentina
- Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura, Biología de los Artrópodos, Corrientes, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura, Biología de los Artrópodos, Corrientes, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales 'Bernardino Rivadavia' (MACN), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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